On the Cover

July-August 2001 Volume 89, Number 4

Titanium silicon carbide is a member of a recently discovered class of
ceramics with remarkable properties. The compounds discussed by Michel
W. Barsoum and Tamer El-Raghy in "The MAX Phases: Unique New Carbide and
Nitride Materials" may one day help increase the efficiency of jet
engines and industrial chemical processes, among other applications. ...